Emperor Sui Yang

Because the Ning family promised to hand over Cen Mingxiu, Li Shimin didn't kill anyone for the next five days and waited until Su Lie came back.

"Dingfang sits in the city, and I will lead an army by myself, and go out of the city to make a show," Li Shimin began to put on his armor.

Su Lie frowned and said: "It's the first time for the son-in-law to go out with the army, so don't take any risks, let me go."

Li Shimin smiled and waved his hands: "Everything is difficult at the beginning. If there is no first time, there will be no second time. I judge that Cen Mingxiu is waiting and watching. Only when we have a direct conflict with Ning Chun's army can he be forced to make a choice. If he is a Smart people will lead their troops south and attack Ning Chun with me."

"What if he doesn't come?" Yuchi Jingde asked curiously.

Li Shimin smiled: "Who will live with his own life? Right now is Cen Mingxiu's best chance. If he can join forces with me to defeat Ning Chun, he will be guilty and meritorious. The benefits are indispensable. If he doesn't come, he will be with the Ning family." Having a quarrel and being an enemy of the imperial court, a smart person would not put himself in such a dangerous situation, after all, he is also a rebel leader, so he is not so stupid."

Su Lie nodded: "You still have to be careful, Yuchi Jingde and He Cheng Yaojin, you must protect the safety of the son-in-law."

The two nodded at the same time.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Shimin personally led 1000 or [-] people out of the city. He did have some martial arts, but not much, that is, his accomplishments in bows and arrows were very unusual, and his riding skills were naturally good. He was a family member, and he had a lot of opportunities to practice. riding.

When Yang Ming met Shimin at the beginning of the year, he was holding a simple wooden bow in his hand. It can be seen that Shimin liked archery since he was a child.

After leaving the city, Li Shimin led the cavalry directly to the camp outside the city, catching the unprepared uncle and nephew Ning Chun by surprise.

What does this kid want to do?Why do you act unexpectedly every time?

After rushing around for a while, Li Shimin led his soldiers around the camp and shouted, saying that the Ning family rebelled, and everyone will be punished if they kill Ning Chun. One hundred thousand guan will be rewarded.

After a short period of psychological warfare, Li Shimin went back home, and the Ning family did not dare to fight at all.

Ning Chun hurriedly sent another envoy into the city to inquire about the situation, which song did you sing?Haven't we all discussed it?How did we become rebels?

"How many days have passed, is there still no movement from Cen Mingxiu?" Li Shimin asked the envoy Mo Chen.

Mo Chen said with an ugly face: "Leaving aside the matter of Cen Mingxiu, what does the son-in-law mean this morning? He rushed to the battle well and slandered our coach as a traitor, you have to give us an explanation."

Li Shimin smiled and said: "My people reported that Cen Mingxiu didn't make any movement in the direction of Cangwu County. You are just perfunctory to me. Since you can't hand over Cen Mingxiu, then I can only lure Cen Mingxiu to go south on his own initiative."

Mo Chen frowned and said: "What kind of seduction method? It's just that the son-in-law made a fuss today, so it counts as a seduction?"

Li Shimin said with a smile: "I had a bad relationship with Governor Ning and called you traitors, but the real traitor, Cen Mingxiu, what do you think he will think when he finds out? He is just your puppet. Now I declare to the outside world that the Ning family is the real traitor." Rebel, then will he take this opportunity to turn against the Ning family?"

Mo Chen swallowed subconsciously, dumbfounded.

In fact, they have already received news that Cen Mingxiu has started a major purge in the army, and all the generals of the Ning family have been brought under control. It can be seen that Cen Mingxiu is gradually getting out of control and has become suspicious of the Ning family.

But Mo Chen definitely didn't dare to tell Li Shimin about this, otherwise Li Shimin would definitely contact Cen Mingxiu in private, which would be extremely detrimental to them.

Mo Chen never expected that a young boy, who has only been here for so long, would make them passive to this point.

Seeing that the other party didn't say a word, Li Shimin continued: "In the next few days, I will continue to be like today. It's a bitter plan. If you want to act, you should act more realistically. If Cen Mingxiu is tricked and goes south, you and I will attack together and wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop." , Take my words to the two eunuchs."

What else could Mo Chen say?Being an envoy for this purpose is considered a complete useless person. I can't use my three-inch tongue at all, and I have always been led by the nose by the other party.

After the people left, Su Lie couldn't help sighing: "Although the son-in-law is young, he has won the hearts of the people. Now you have successfully made the Ning family and the Cen family suspicious of each other. We have already taken the initiative in our hands. Just wait and see." Whether to deal with the Ning family or Cen Mingxiu."

Li Shimin laughed, patted his legs and said:
"I learned this from the King of Qin. The King of Qin was taught the art of war by Lord Lu and Lord Xiuwu, and he summed up the two-character mantra. I deeply believe it. Before a battle, it's called calculation. After the fight, it's called cheating. A direct decisive battle is never first choice."

Duke Lu is Shi Wansui, and Duke Xiuwu is Yang Yue. The two men's military tactics can be described as one being tough and the other soft.

Don't underestimate Yang Yue, he is no worse than Shi Wansui.

"Taught," Su Dingfang smiled and nodded: "Then if Cen Mingxiu goes south, should we unite Cen against Ning, or Lianning against Cen?"

Li Shimin said with a smile: "The Cen family is only a county of Yulin, and the Ning family has controlled Guizhou for generations. The former is not a problem, but the latter is a disease of the heart. It is clear about the decision, but you still have to ask me, and you have won the honor." The way of the same dust."

Su Lie smiled, and didn't say anything else, no wonder the prince asked this boy to read to the prince, it's really amazing, the prince's eyes are really poisonous.

In the next few days, Li Shimin will lead his troops out to fight every day, and Ning Chun will also send some people to make a show. A small number of casualties does not matter, as long as the big fish Cen Mingxiu can be lured over. .

Uncle and nephew Ning Chun was already very worried about Cen Mingxiu. The envoy he sent to contact the other party had already returned. Cen Mingxiu said that he couldn't escape, and if he had any arrangements, he could just send a secret envoy to pass on the message to him.

Ning Chun felt that something was wrong at the time, because Cen Mingxiu, who was his old subordinate, used to obey him, but now he is leading the army alone, and he has already grown up and gradually lost control.

Due to emotion and reason, Ning Chun intends to get rid of Cen Mingxiu and raise another puppet. Cen Mingxiu is no longer trustworthy.

So he sent a secret envoy to inform Cen Mingxiu that he planned to take back Qinjiang City with all his strength and asked Cen Mingxiu to send troops to help.

Cen Mingxiu did come, and personally led 3 people to the south, heading straight for the Ning family's camp.

Li Shimin, who received the news, personally led [-] elite cavalry and hid in the woods ten miles north of the county seat. He made an appointment with the Ning family.

The Ning family reorganized their troops and set up their formation towards the north, preparing to catch Cen Mingxiu by surprise, but in the end, Cen Mingxiu's family also came prepared, and once the armies of the two sides came into contact, it would be a full-scale war.

This place in Lingnan was originally the most prone to internal strife in the entire Sui Dynasty. The tribes often fought and killed each other. If Mrs. Xian had not unified Lingnan and established the Lingnan regime with the three major tribes as the core, this place would be able to fight every day. fight.

Originally, everything was within Li Shimin's plan, but God's calculations are not as good as people's calculations. He did not expect that the army from Guangzhou would come so quickly.

I don't know who the opponent is leading the army, but almost [-] soldiers and horses have already entered Ningyue County in mighty form.

Originally prepared a pot of rice, and now there is another person to eat, Li Shimin did not panic at all. After a short silence, he directly led the army and headed towards the Guangzhou Army.

Ning Chun and Cen Mingxiu, let them fight first. The army from Guangzhou is an unstable factor and must be suppressed first.

Two thousand cavalry troops are deployed on a plain, and the army is extremely majestic.

The best guards, the best equipment, the best horses, and one of the best commanders in history, so the combat effectiveness cannot be judged by the number of people.

When the army from afar approached, Li Shimin only led Su Dingfang and Yuchi Jingde, rode away from the battle, and did not stop until they were within the range of the arrows.

It was obvious that they wanted to meet each other, so Tan Rong, the coach of the opponent, rode out with a few of his men to meet Li Shimin.

"Your Excellency's emblem should be from the left and right Beishen Mansions. I don't know the name of the little general Gao?" Tan Rong asked very politely.

The men and horses on both sides are doing things that cannot be seen, and the military flags that show their numbers are all hidden, and no one can figure out the origin of the other side.

But after Tan Rong approached, he saw the emblem on the shoulders of the three of Li Shimin, the black tiger head, because the left and right Beishenfu was a new addition after the military government was restructured, and its nature is the same as that of the imperial palace guards in the Han Dynasty. Yes, so the emblem is a tiger head.

Li Shimin asked back: "Where are you from? Feng An's people?"

Tan Rong smiled, it was inconvenient to answer honestly, and said, "What is Beishenfu doing here?"

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Naturally, the rebellion is suppressed. It is about twenty miles away from here. The two prefects, Ning Chun and Ning Daoming, have already fought against the rebel Cen Mingxiu. If you are from Feng An, go and help suppress the rebellion. If you are not , just get out of here."

So am I right?Tan Rong couldn't make up his mind for a while:

"What's going on in the battle ahead, you can't just rely on the general's words. I have to send scouts to find out. If it's true, I will decide on my own."

"Please!" Li Shimin lifted it up, indicating that the other party could send someone over to investigate.

Tan Rong arched his hands, turned his horse's head, returned to the main army, and sent dozens of spies to bypass Li Shimin's defense line and head towards Qinjiang County.

"This is a mess. Our original intention was to clean up the Ning family. Once the Feng family arrives, something will happen to Cen Mingxiu. What should we do?" Su Lie sat on the horse and asked with a frown.

Li Shimin smiled: "Don't worry, these people will not interfere. They will see that the Ning Cen family is fighting, but they won't know why. When the situation is unknown, they will never use troops rashly. I Guess he'll play dumb and withdraw."

Sure enough, at noon, Tan Rong came to meet Li Shimin again and said:

"The army on both sides didn't see the serial numbers. I couldn't listen to the words of the young general's family, so I decided that the Ning family was fighting the rebels. Since the Beishen Mansion is here, there is no need for me to get involved. I will lead the army back fifty miles, and then make a detailed analysis. View."

Li Shimin nodded: "Then get out."

Tan Rongwei was taken aback, and said with a smile: "Little general, is he always so rude?"

Li Shimin turned around on his horse and said, "Have you seen Beishen Mansion, would you speak politely to others? Drive!"

After all, Li Shimin rode away.

Tan Rong squinted his eyes, looked at the back of the other party leaving, and said in his heart: This kid is so arrogant, there must be something to rely on, and there may be a large army of the imperial court gathering nearby, I'd better be honest and watch from the sidelines, otherwise, if he is not careful, he will be full. All games are lost.

The Ning family couldn't even take care of Cen Mingxiu, could it?